Weekly Viz 2020-08-03

UK visits abroad: All visits Thousands – SA

About Makeover Monday

MakeoverMonday is a social data project: “Each week we post a link to a chart, and its data, and then you rework the chart. Maybe you retell the story more effectively, or find a new story in the data. We’re curious to see the different approaches you all take. Whether it’s a simple bar chart or an elaborate infographic, we encourage everyone of all skills to partake. Together we can have broader conversations about and with data.”

Starting from Jan 08, 2018, I decided to put aside one hour on Monday weekly to create some visualization and find some insights from the data.

The datasets are published each week at: MakeoverMonday Datasets.

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This week’s dataset is UK visits abroad from 1987 to 2019. It shows how many UK residents are traveling abroad every year, quarter and month. The original viz is a simply trending dashboard from the government website.

My Visualization

Since we only have one time series without any further segments, I am also doing simple line chart, with a YoY bar chart at the bottom.

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Please notice that all the visualizations are designed for desktop view, so it is recommended to view them on a desktop device.

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Insights

• Generally speaking, the visits number have been trending up, and it has been 3x in 30 years;
• There is a clear drop in visits around 2018-2010, most likely due to the financial crisis.

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